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February 2026

Psychological Winners
Different strategies that varied strategic actors use to win today - and what this all might mean.
From Black Monday to the Trump Tariffs
Some resources on catalyst events unfolding (and in the past that have long memories) in global financial markets.
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Green Capitalism Frontiers
Why lithium and other critical minerals / rare earths / energy supplies are critical for geoeconomics & geopolitics.
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Nazgul Can Remember It For You, Wholesale
What the now viral Wolfdog can teach us all.
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Iran, Again
Returning to an on-going strategic puzzle that I co-wrote about in 2009 that continues to persist today.
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Oil Disruption and Iran Strike Scenarios
Rumours in geopolitical circles and in prediction markets are signalling a possible US strike on Iran soon - which may just be an event-driven…
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On Neo-Royalism
The emerging multipolar, postliberal world has a default meso-level mode: clientelist patronage loyalty.
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A Victim of Your Own Success
Life has Clausewitzean frictions and overreach (behavioural economics): here are some examples to learn from, and to hopefully avoid (unforced errors).
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We're Not Ready For A Bunch of Things
In the 1993 timeline things are not going well for the Branch Davidians at Waco, TX; meanwhile in the 2026 timeline things are not going well either for…
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The New Wuthering Heights Film Will Be Popular
When life gets volatile, (idealised, romantic) emotional catharsis may help (or maybe not).
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